Rivers and Harbors Act (United States)

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The Rivers and Harbors Act (United States) is a foundational federal law that regulates the construction, alteration, and obstruction of navigable waters to protect navigation and, in later amendments, aspects of water quality and environmental resources.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute ⓘ
environmental law ⓘ
administeredBy United States Army Corps of Engineers ⓘ
aimsToProtect water quality in navigable waters ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Refuse Act ⓘ
Section 14 (Injury to works or property) ⓘ
appliesTo navigable waters of the United States ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
dateEnacted 1899-03-03 ⓘ
enactedBy United States Congress ⓘ
enforcedBy United States Army Corps of Engineers ⓘ
United States Department of Justice ⓘ
focusesOn navigation protection ⓘ
historicalSignificance oldest major federal environmental law still in effect ⓘ
influenced Clean Water Act ⓘ
Federal Water Pollution Control Act ⓘ
jurisdiction United States federal government ⓘ
laterUsedFor water pollution control enforcement ⓘ
legalBasisFor Corps of Engineers permitting of structures in navigable waters ⓘ
legalRequirement federal permit for dredging in navigable waters ⓘ
federal permit for filling in navigable waters ⓘ
federal permit for structures in navigable waters ⓘ
penaltyType civil penalties ⓘ
criminal penalties ⓘ
primaryPurpose protection of navigation in navigable waters of the United States ⓘ
prohibits discharge of refuse matter into navigable waters without a permit ⓘ
injury to harbor and river works built by the United States ⓘ
obstruction to navigable capacity of waters of the United States without a permit ⓘ
regulates alteration of navigable waters ⓘ
construction in navigable waters ⓘ
construction of dams and dikes in navigable waters ⓘ
construction of structures in navigable waters ⓘ
discharge of refuse into navigable waters ⓘ
excavation and dredging in navigable waters ⓘ
obstruction of navigable waters ⓘ
relatedTo Clean Water Act Section 404 permitting program ⓘ
requiresApprovalFrom Congress ⓘ
United States Army Corps of Engineers ⓘ
section Section 10 ⓘ
Section 13 ⓘ
Section 14 ⓘ
Section 9 ⓘ
shortTitle Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1899 ⓘ
signedBy William McKinley ⓘ
subjectMatter harbors ⓘ
navigable waterways infrastructure ⓘ
rivers ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kentucky Lock → administeredUnder → Rivers and Harbors Act (United States) ⓘ
Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 → shortTitle → Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1899 ⓘ
linked to: Rivers and Harbors Act (United States)
New Jersey territorial waters → legalFramework → Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 ⓘ
linked to: Rivers and Harbors Act (United States)
Fort Peck Dam → authorizedBy → Rivers and Harbors Act of 1935 ⓘ
linked to: Rivers and Harbors Act (United States)
Flood Control Act of 1948 → relatedTo → Rivers and Harbors Acts ⓘ
linked to: Rivers and Harbors Act (United States)